Relates to service retirement benefits for certain members of the New York city employees' retirement system
Summary
Provides that for New York city police/fire members, uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan and investigator revised plan members of the New York city employees' retirement system, the service retirement benefit shall not be reduced by the primary social security retirement benefit commencing at age sixty-two.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Last action Mar 11, 2026
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MINOR
This bill amends New York's retirement and social security law to update references to a 2025 law and adds a new provision allowing NYC police members to choose between normal or early retirement benefits after 20 years of service. The changes primarily update legal citations and expand retirement options for police officers.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on service retirement benefits for police, fire, correction, sanitation, and investigator members in New York City, but adds a new option for police members to select normal retirement benefits instead of early retirement after 20 years of service.
TECHNICAL
Updated legal citation references from 2012 laws to include a 2025 law (chapter 55 of the laws of 2025, subdivision d of section 503).
Changed bill status from initial introduction to showing it was discharged from committee, amended, and recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Employees.
ELIGIBILITY
Added new subdivision d to Section 505 allowing NYC police pension fund members to elect normal service retirement benefits instead of early service retirement benefits after completing 20 years of service.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5879A
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stacey Pheffer Amato
DDemocratic
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